Day in Pictures, July 18, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on July 18, 2013 4:32 PM

Photo: Mandel Ngan/Associated Press

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Bikini test: Cristina Dehart (left) of Explore Modeling and Nicole Di Rocco of Nicolita Swimwear audition Erica Kennedy during a model search in Miami Beach, Fla. As many as 10 amateurs will be chosen to walk the runway for Nicolita's show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 in Miami Beach. less

Bikini test: Cristina Dehart (left) of Explore Modeling and Nicole Di Rocco of Nicolita Swimwear audition Erica Kennedy during a model search in Miami Beach, Fla. As many as 10 amateurs will be chosen to walk ... more

Debuting in a downpour: Raindrops splash against an office window as heavy rain and
high winds blow over the SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel in downtown Atlanta. The Ferris
wheel opened to the public for the first time. less

Debuting in a downpour: Raindrops splash against an office window as heavy rain and high winds blow over the SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel in downtown Atlanta. The Ferris wheel opened to the public for ... more

Photo: David Goldman, Associated Press

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Geronimo! A teenager leaps off "The Rock" and into the Schuylkill River near Port
Clinton in West Brunswick Township, Pa.

Geronimo! A teenager leaps off "The Rock" and into the Schuylkill River near Port Clinton in West Brunswick Township, Pa.

Photo: David McKeown, Associated Press

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'Festus' - 100,000 to 1: A woman advertising a gambling website wears a board highlighting
the latest odds on baby names outside St. Mary's Hospital in London as the world waits for
the arrival of the royal baby. less

'Festus' - 100,000 to 1: A woman advertising a gambling website wears a board highlighting the latest odds on baby names outside St. Mary's Hospital in London as the world waits for the arrival of the ... more

It hurts like the real thing when she kicks: Emma the three-legged donkey checks out her pal Tank, a four-legged horse, in Auburn, Ala. Veterinarians at Auburn University removed Emma's right hind leg shortly after birth because of a congenital defect and later fitted her with a prosthetic limb. Vets are
hopeful that Emma's example will lead to more injured horses and other four-legged animals
receiving prosthetic limbs instead of being euthanized. less

It hurts like the real thing when she kicks: Emma the three-legged donkey checks out her pal Tank, a four-legged horse, in Auburn, Ala. Veterinarians at Auburn University removed Emma's right hind leg shortly ... more

Photo: Jay Reeves, Associated Press

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Sharks hate the taste of zebra: In Perth, Australia, a surfer and a diver wear the two styles of Shark Attack Mitigation Systems' wetsuits. The new technology presents the wearer as potentially dangerous and unpalatable to a shark (left) or difficult to see underwater (right).

Sharks hate the taste of zebra: In Perth, Australia, a surfer and a diver wear the two styles of Shark Attack Mitigation Systems' wetsuits. The new technology presents the wearer as potentially dangerous and

Pedal faster, boys: The scariest part of the Tour de France is not the grueling climbs, the breakneck descents or the dangerous peloton collisions. No, it's the guy at left. (Between Gap and Alpe-d'Huez, France.) less

Pedal faster, boys: The scariest part of the Tour de France is not the grueling climbs, the breakneck descents or the dangerous peloton collisions. No, it's the guy at left. (Between Gap and Alpe-d'Huez, ... more

Photo: Bernard Papon, Associated Press

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You're a heck of dog, Brownie: Remember the dog that mysteriously got himself stuck on the roof of a house before being rescued in Vancouver, Wash.? He's been reunited with his owner, Army SFC Bennett Muasau, who lives in another neighborhood in Vancouver. His name is Brownie. less

You're a heck of dog, Brownie: Remember the dog that mysteriously got himself stuck on the roof of a house before being rescued in Vancouver, Wash.? He's been reunited with his owner, Army SFC Bennett Muasau, ... more

Can I get out early for good behavior? While Mom's preparing her Norwegian Elk Hound for the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows in Houston, 19-month-old Nora Bliss Bettandorff waits in the pen normally used by the canine. less

Can I get out early for good behavior? While Mom's preparing her Norwegian Elk Hound for the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows in Houston, 19-month-old Nora Bliss Bettandorff waits in the pen normally used ... more

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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It's official - Amare Stoudemire is taller than Shimon Peres: The Knicks' forward/center visited the Israeli president at his residence in Jerusalem after Peres invited him to play for the country's national basketball team because of his ties to Judaism. less

It's official - Amare Stoudemire is taller than Shimon Peres: The Knicks' forward/center visited the Israeli president at his residence in Jerusalem after Peres invited him to play for the country's national ... more

Instant city: An aerial view shows the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp near the Jordanian city of Mafraq, five miles from the Jordan-Syria border. An estimated 115,000 displaced Syrians live in the camp.

Instant city: An aerial view shows the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp near the Jordanian city of Mafraq, five miles from the Jordan-Syria border. An estimated 115,000 displaced Syrians live in the camp.

Up a swift creek with a paddle: David Wei pilots his freestyle kayak on whitewater from a release of water at the Falls
Lake Dam in Raleigh, N.C. Wei, who lives close to the dam, keeps tabs on water releases
via computer and hits the rapids every chance he gets. less

Up a swift creek with a paddle: David Wei pilots his freestyle kayak on whitewater from a release of water at the Falls Lake Dam in Raleigh, N.C. Wei, who lives close to the dam, keeps tabs on water ... more

Photo: Robert Willett, Associated Press

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Locally grown and romantically lit: A vendor sells produce by candlelight at a street market in Yangon, Myanmar.

Locally grown and romantically lit: A vendor sells produce by candlelight at a street market in Yangon, Myanmar.